On the Road Again! 2026 Summer Adventures Begin!

Greetings friends and family!

We hope everyone is doing great as June begins.  We had a wonderful winter in Naples - enjoyed many visits with friends to include a Caribbean cruise with our dear friends Carol & Chuck Varland.  Jen had a few contracting jobs with two favorite clients and it was a privilege to support their amazing teams!  Paul project managed many improvements and tasks on the Airstream to get it ready for another great summer season. 

The Airstream projects included replacing the trim as well as replacing the flex key on our awnings.  The flex key is a piece of material that connects the awnings to the RV and when Paul was washing the rig, he noticed that this material was very worn.  He contacted our good friend Gary Sands - who has a YouTube channel and they collaborated on this video featured on his channel and it took place in our driveway.  It's 22 minutes and very interesting - Paul is featured throughout, but especially at the end!  

The man and his Airstream doing the Flex Key project

The trim project - which I helped with!

It was silver before and we replaced it with black.

We also celebrated our 25th anniversary in May and spent a glorious week in the Bahamas - Elbow Cay / Hope Town in the Abacos.  We had been there before a few times and it's a very special place.  Paul took a beautiful time lapse of sunrise from the deck of the house we rented (called Poker Face).

Now . . . let's talk 2026 Airstream adventure . . .  Here is the map of our nearly 5-month plan:

We left May 29th from Naples and headed north to Georgia.  We are back at the Top of Georgia Airstream park, which we love!  It's a great campground and located in a beautiful area - we have been hiking each day and relaxing and enjoying being back in the Airstream.

Leaving Naples Friday morning . . . 

Back to one of our favorite spots!

Paul has a drone this year, so we will be sharing fun videos along the way . . .

Anna Ruby Falls

Dukes Creek Falls

Dukes Creek Falls

It feels great to be back in the Airstream again and on the road exploring this beautiful country!  As you can see by our map, we are spending a lot of time in the great lakes region and in areas of the country we have spent very little time in - we are so excited.  We continue the journey tomorrow - will spend 2 nights in Watauga Dam in Tennessee and then onward to our first National Park of this season - New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia.  

Thanks for following along and for your love and support - we will be in touch again soon!  With love, Jen & Paul

2025 Recap - Thankful

Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving!

We have been back home in Naples since Halloween and it is nice to be home.  We arrived just in time for Trick or Treaters and we were welcomed back so warmly by our neighbors.

It is fitting that I type this on Thanksgiving as we are very thankful for our amazing Airstream adventure in 2025 - we were so blessed to see so many beautiful parts of this amazing country.  As we travelled, we gathered stickers and put them on our door - we look forward to adding more in 2026!

We travelled over 20,000 miles in the truck and over 9,000 with the Airstream visiting 24 states, 48 campgrounds, and 13 national parks - here's an overview of our route:

Along the way, we met so many cool people and truly enjoyed our journey.  We also got a kick out of many signs we saw along the way.  Enjoy:

We have shared this one before, but feel it's worth a repeat!

In Garibaldi, Oregon - a big fishing town (obviously)

In Grand Teton National Park, WY - a vending machine with Bear Spray!

This one cracked me up - Boots, Bullets, Britches and Bologna!  Driving through Missouri,

So precise!  In Oregon along the Cascades Highway

Don't mess with the elk!  Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone

We weren't carded . . .  hmmmm . . . 

This is my favorite - no fishing on Fishing Bridge (Yellowstone)

In Olympia Washington (Capitol building in background)

Smart not to shower at a dump station . . . 

I'm not a skier, but not sure I'd want to go where I'd need a shovel . . . 

Snow removal hours . . . LOL

Crazy that this needs to be on a sign . . . 

Another . . . #2.

In Helen, GA 

27 miles to the nearest beer???

Some people don't read signs . . . a lawyer somewhere is having a fit.

DON'T BRING YOUR DOG!

We will start up again next spring when we start finalizing our plans for 2026.  We are planning on heading out in early June.  Thank you for following along and for all of your love and support along the way - it really has been an incredible journey.

Lots of love, Jen & Paul

Time in Tennessee - Airstream Rally and the Smokies

Greetings!

After we left Nashville, we headed to the very northeast corner of Tennessee - Cumberland Gap.  This charming historic town was the site for the "Streaming the Gap" Airstream Rally for 3 nights over the weekend.  We parked our Airstreams on the town's main street and it was a blast.  We ended up with really fun neighbors and played cornhole and enjoyed campfires together.  There were about 30 Airstreams in total who participated and we truly enjoyed meeting not only the other Airstreamers, but also our local hosts who could not have been more welcoming and proud of their town.

Cumberland Gap is located below the Cumberland Gap, a historic mountain pass for which is the town's namesake and inside the boundaries of the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park.  Over the years, many travelled through the Gap as it was one of the lowest/easier points where you can pass over the Appalachian Mountains.  Fun fact - the town changed hands four times during the Civil War, but no battles actually took place there.  You can learn more about the town's history here. 

Our first morning we hiked the Tri-State Trail, where the 3 states of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee meet - it was a beautiful morning and the views were lovely. 

We also took a few walks from town that involved going through two covered bridges and a tunnel.

The National Historic Park is very close so we visited there and from inside the park at the Pinnacle Overlook, you could see the town and all the Airstreams lined up! 

The blue arrow is where we are parked.

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in this beautiful area and hope to join this rally again next year.

After the Rally, we headed south, just east of Knoxville and near the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to a beautiful campground called Anchor Down RV Resort - about a 90-minute drive from Cumberland Gap.  It rained most of Sunday, but the weather was lovely for the next 2 days.  We decided to stay an extra night, so we enjoyed a site with a fireplace (our first) for the first two nights, then a site with a firepit and gorgeous view the last night.

Our first night there - beautiful sunset after a mostly rainy day.

The Smoky mountains in the background - beautiful view!

Appetizers by the fireplace

Then dinner!

Our sight on Night #3 - very close to the first site, but unobstructed views of the lake and mountains.

Sunrise over the mountains our last morning.

This is a large campground and we enjoyed taking our morning walks there.

While in the area, we also visited the Douglas Dam - our 8th Dam of this trip - which is very close to the campground.  The campground overlooks Douglas Lake.

We are now in Huntsville, Alabama, working our way south.  We'll be on the Florida panhandle on Friday afternoon and enjoy that area for 6 nights - then off the Naples we go - our plan is to be there on Halloween.  

Thanks again for following along and for your love and support - XOXO, Jen & Paul